10/20/2010
Word on the street is an application for a new a Dunkin Donuts has been filed for a lot on West Broad and Mill River streets formerly occupied by a fence-installation company.
The thing about Dunkin Donuts is that, well, it kinda sucks. The coffee’s bad and so are the donuts.
Please don’t put Stamford’s 12th DD franchise next door to my apartment building.
Stamford’s Planning Board will take up the matter on October 21, and I hope this proposal gets nixed. Traffic is already heavy on this stretch of West Broad, which connects the much of the West Side and Hubbard Heights with downtown. With only one forward travel lane at the intersection, which is often backed up going either way during peak hours, this could be a nightmare.
I’d hate to see a situation, like with the Donut Delight on Hope, where caffeine-seeking patrons are backing up traffic trying to turn into the parking lot.
The truth is the lot is positioned so awkwardly in relationship to the intersection that I’m not sure what could possibly work here. Certainly not a Dunkin Donuts.
–CP
@Doug – couldn’t agree more.
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There are so many franchises out there. I can’t believe there isn’t another option besides Dunkin’ Donuts? Bring back White Castle! If you must put something there at ALL.
It’s true that the problem is cars, not a store, but a Dunkin’ Donuts caters to the car culture. Starbucks does not, at least not as much. It could take up a smaller footprint than DD – but there is one right down the street at the library, so not likely. I would rather see a small independent coffee bar there, or something else that’s specifically pedestrian-friendly that would contribute to the success of Mill River Park across the street (if the current administration ever gets going with the planned park improvements now that the river re-engineering work is done). Actually what would be ideal is Matthew’s Bakery (just a block up West Broad) moving to this location, putting in a few tables, and hiring CP to pull espresso shots.
Clearly, and per usual, the problem is not the store but the cars. Doesn’t anyone yet get that the number one factor holding up development in this town is the choice to use cars rather than walk/take public transportation? I say put in the store and back up traffic until people get out and walk!
CP, I agree. Traffic is horrendous in the ‘hood already. Unless the developers are going to dump a ton of money into intersection re-design, I would hope any answer would be NO. Although DD would be better than Starbucks…..
As for 7-11, hadn’t heard that. Would rather see WaWa or Sheetz to shake things up a bit regarding gas prices. I would think a WaWa would fit in really nice where the Terrace Club used to be in Commerce Park, and perhaps a In-N-Out Burger Express?? Okay, that is a stretch.
Forget the location – do we even need another Dunkin’ Donuts in this town?? It seems like you can’t walk three blocks without seeing one!
Any tips on the 7-11′s rumored to be coming to Stamford? I love me some Slurpees.
I’m not sure what the traffic pattern would be. Supposedly, the idea of a drive-through was shut down.
The Zoning Board required the Mill River House condo building to leave its garage door open during the day so traffic going into the parking garage did not back up waiting to go in. So how the developers think Dunkin’ Donuts can work in that intersection, I have no idea.
If they are planning to have traffic exit onto tiny, narrow Hanrahan Street, that not only would overwhelm a one-way residential street, but it would also interfere with the planned pedestrian path along Hanrahan and the planned pocket park at the end of Hanrahan, both of are part of the plan to connect Mill River Park to the northern extension of the Mill River greenway.
That’s a small piece of land for a high traffic operation.
DD had good donuts when they were made on site, since they went to a central baking operation they are always stale.